Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the clash.
Team News
Barcelona
- Barcelona will miss 6 players through injury: Gerard Pique, Ronald Araujo, Samuel Umtiti, Sergi Roberto, Sergio Busquets, and Ansu Fati.
- Ronald Koeman has decided to rest Leo Messi and Frenkie de Jong.
Here’s Barca’s squad for the match:
Dynamo Kyiv
- After missing 13 players because of the coronavirus last match, Dynamo Kyiv’s squad is in a better shape this time around.
- Still, Oleksandr Tymchyk, Nazariy Rusyn and Vladimir Kostevych will skip the game due to injury.
Key Stats
- Barca have won all of their three Champions League matches so far this term.
- The match at Camp Nou between the Catalans and Dynamo ended in a 2-1 victory for the home side.
- Out of the last five matches between the two teams, Blaugrana have won three while the Ukrainian side won two.
Probable line-ups
Barca XI: Ter Stegen; Dest, Mingueza, Lenglet, Alba; Puig, Pjanic; Trincao, Coutinho, Dembele; Griezmann.
Dynamo XI: Bushchan; Kedziora, Zabarnyi, Mykolenko, Karavaev; Shepelev, Harmash; Shaparenko, Buyalskyi, De Pena; Supriaha (h/t Sports Mole)
Manager quotes
💬 Ronald Koeman (Barca): “Despite their absentees, the game at the Camp Nou was really tough. We’ll need to be better in order to win the game; if we aren’t at our best they’ll make life difficult for us. Football is a results business and in this sense, we can’t be happy, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have ambition.
“Tomorrow is another game and we’re on the verge of qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League and we need to take advantage of that.” (h/t Barcablaugranes)
💬 Mircea Lucescu (Dynamo Kyiv): “Of course we want to win. Tomorrow two teams with two different philosophies, with their own game ideas play. Winning is very important to us. Barca are one of the best teams in the world. They aren’t living the best moment right now because of several factors, including Leo Messi’s possible departure, which creates a tense environment, and the arrival of a new coach. But I am sure that he will overcome this period and will return to the top.”
Predictions
Sports Mole‘s Matt Law: Dynamo Kyiv 1-2 Barca “Barca will be determined to bounce back from their defeat at Atletico, and Koeman’s side have been impressive in the Champions League this season. We are expecting a tight match in Kyiv but believe that the visitors will have enough to pick up their fourth Group G win, advancing to the knockout round in the process.”
90min‘s James Merrills: Dynamo Kyiv 0-2 Barca
“Both sides currently find themselves with key players either injured or self-isolating and we could see some improvisation with squad selection on Tuesday. Injuries to experienced players like Pique and Busquets will mean a more youthful side, but the visitors should still have enough firepower to see them through.”
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